What was/is considered the benefit of margarine?
It was thought to be healthier than butter. Of course, now we know it's much worse for you.
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megan walker - Jun 23, 2008 8:14:17 am PDT #4444 of 10003
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Jesse - Jun 23, 2008 8:14:31 am PDT #4445 of 10003
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Non-dairy was/is cheaper than dairy, no? I think that was the Wartime rationale. Then it was good for your cholesterol.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 23, 2008 8:15:37 am PDT #4446 of 10003
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I thought it was cheaper and it seemed like at the time everyone thought butter was bad for you, but margarine was OK-- although that seems crazY!
I know my when my mother was young, the margarine was white and they stirred in the yellow dye themselves.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2008 8:15:43 am PDT #4447 of 10003
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Also, there was no cholesterol in margarine, which they thought was the big killer in fatty foods, so margarine was "healthier" (same thing with crisco over lard). Thing is, it can be, but trans fats are at least as bad.
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Sophia Brooks - Jun 23, 2008 8:21:50 am PDT #4448 of 10003
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Did anyone else grow up calling margarine "oleo", or is it jus t me?
ChiKat - Jun 23, 2008 8:23:07 am PDT #4449 of 10003
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Did anyone else grow up calling margarine "oleo", or is it jus t me?
My mom calls it that. A lot of recipes I get from her have it as an ingredient.
Sean K - Jun 23, 2008 8:23:12 am PDT #4450 of 10003
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I didn't call it oleo, but my grandmother did.
Dana - Jun 23, 2008 8:24:36 am PDT #4451 of 10003
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Yeah, my grandmother too.
sarameg - Jun 23, 2008 8:24:42 am PDT #4452 of 10003
I know my when my mother was young, the margarine was white and they stirred in the yellow dye themselves.
My mom remembers it came in a bag with a capsule and you'd break the capsule and knead the color into the margarine.
Which is really funny when you consider that she grew up on a farm that raised DAIRY COWS.
Thanks for the restaurant reccs. I just eat out so infrequently, it is as if I'm blind to their existance. Sort of like when msbelle asked me where the nearest Starbucks was in my hood and I had no freaking clue. And there are at least 3, maybe 4 within 2 miles. I just never registered them before.
DavidS - Jun 23, 2008 8:26:49 am PDT #4453 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Did anyone else grow up calling margarine "oleo", or is it jus t me?
My mom called it Oleo. That's a WWII phrase, I think.